Comparison

Swim vs Aqua

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Swim

This app helps competitive swim teams track swimmer progress and provides motivation through a unique ranking system. It supports multiple event types and offers easy time management tools for coaches, swimmers, and parents.

Highlights
  • Gamified ranking system for swimmers
  • Track best times across 28 events
  • In-app stopwatch for practice timing
  • Import meet results files
  • Manual time entry
  • Accounts for coaches, swimmers, and parents
  • Push notifications for achievements
Features
Read full description

SwimWarrior is The Game of Swimming; an app that makes tracking progress and providing motivation easy for competitive swim teams of any size! RANKING SYSTEM SwimWarrior provides 3 types of rankings for every swimmer on a team. Rankings are based on swimmers’ best times in 28 events, with faster times leading to higher ranks. Times can be added from both practice sessions and meet result files. RANKING TYPES -Event Rank: determined based on a swimmer’s best time in an event -Stroke Rank: determined based on a swimmer’s best time in all events of a specific stroke -Overall Rank: determined based on a swimmer’s best time in all events RANKING STRUCTURE The ranking system works very similar to popular competitive, online video games. The ranks and their score ranges are: -Copper: 0-500pts -Bronze: 500-1000pts -Silver: 1000-1500pts -Gold: 1500-2000pts -Platinum: 2000-2500pts -Diamond: 2500-3000pts -Challenger: 3000-3500pts -Master: 3500-4000pts Qualifying times for each rank can be found at www.swimwarrior.com/ranks EVENT SELECTION Choose amongst 28 events for SCY, SCM and LCM to be used to determine rankings: -Butterfly: 25, 50, 75, 100 & 200 -Backstroke: 25, 50, 75, 100 & 200 -Breaststroke: 25, 50, 75, 100 & 200 -Freestyle: 25, 50, 75, 100, 200, 400/500, 800/1000 & 1500/1650 -Medley: 100, 200 & 400 TIMES MANAGEMENT To make the most out of the software, coaches must upload times. It’s incredibly easy to add and manage times in SwimWarrior! -Stopwatch: SwimWarrior features a state-of-the-art, in-app stopwatch feature that allows coaches to easily capture times data from practice in real time. Coaches select the events and swimmers they wish to time and the app autogenerates heats based on the number of lanes the coach wishes to use. The stopwatch is built to be optimized for the experience of coaching on deck, meaning that there is no need to look at the device while timing! -Meet File Import: SwimWarrior supports importing meet results files. After results files are processed, all times are stored automatically in swimmer’s profiles. -Manual Entry: SwimWarrior makes it easy to manually add times on the web and mobile app with a great user experience. ENGAGEMENT TOOL SwimWarrior is a tool for everyone on your team. With accounts for coaches, swimmers and parents, it’s easy to keep everyone updated with the skill level of every swimmer on the team and the progress they are making. When swimmer’s hit a new personal record or rank up, the app sends a push notification to them and their parent.

About

Aqua

Features
Read full description

AquaTrack is the all-in-one training companion built for swimmers who want to get faster, train smarter, and stay on top of their progress. Whether you're a competitive swimmer chasing personal bests or just letting started in the pool, SwimPulse gives you the tools to organize your training, track your events, and improve your technique with AI-powered video analysis.

Screenshots

Swim4 screens
Aqua4 screens

Verdict

The call

Swim and Aqua are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swim ships an update every 5 weeks, Aqua every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Swim versus Aqua: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimAqua
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSWIMWARRIOR LLCCoding Minds, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Swim

No in-app purchases

None

Aqua

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swim free?
Swim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aqua free?
Aqua is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swim or Aqua have ads?
Neither Swim nor Aqua shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swim or Aqua?
Swim ships an update every 5 weeks, and Aqua every 6 weeks. Most recently, Swim was updated on November 3, 2026 and Aqua on November 9, 2026.

Other comparisons